Trump 2.0

Health care might not have been the biggest issue in the campaign, but the return of Donald Trump to the presidency is likely to have a seismic impact on health policy over the next four years.

Changes to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and the nation’s public health infrastructure are likely on the agenda. But how far Trump goes will depend largely on who staffs key health policy roles and on whether Democrats take a majority in the U.S. House, where several races remain uncalled.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.

Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Jackie Fortiér, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-Washington Post “Bill of the Month” feature, about a 2-year old who had an expensive run-in with a rattlesnake. Do you have a medical bill that is exorbitant, baffling, infuriating, or all of the above? Tell us about it: https://kffhealthnews.org/send-us-you...

Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:

Julie Rovner: KFF Health News’ “Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth to Profit From Implants, Experts Warn,” by Brett Kelman and Anna Werner of CBS News.

Alice Miranda Ollstein: Politico’s “The Election’s Stakes for Global Health,” by Carmen Paun.

Rachel Cohrs Zhang: KFF Health News’ “As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations,” by Samantha Liss.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - What Trump’s Victory Means for Health Care
10:55 - How Other Policies Could Impact Health Care
12:25 - Courts and Trump
14:10 - Abortion On The Ballot
18:43 - Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA
23:54 - ‘Bill of the Month’ Interview w/ Jackie Fortiér
30:11 - Extra Credits